-49%
Private nonprofit bachelor's-predominant peer
10-year earnings at East-West University are 49% below the private nonprofit bachelor's-predominant peer median ($30.0k vs $58.7k).
Illinois · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
East-West University
Chicago, Illinois. 528 undergraduate students. 15 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at East-West University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+300%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at East-West University rose 300% between 2021 and 2024 (4.8% → 19.2%).
+11%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at East-West University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($22.9k → $25.4k).
+11%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at East-West University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($22.9k → $25.4k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Illinois
Each tile compares this institution to the Illinois median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$29,963+41% · 6→10y
Illinois median $40,810$21,236
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry22.9%+13% · '97→'24
Illinois median 53.3%$7,334+1442% · '00→'20
At program completion528-21% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS36.5%+9% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$26,100+178% · '01→'24
out-of-state $26,100SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.3%Median federal debt $7,334 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $29,963 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+69%
East-West University · completion · 100% rose
11.4% → 19.2%
-21%
East-West University · undergrad enrollment fell
590 → 468
+178%
East-West University · in-state tuition rose
$9,135 → $25,395
+178%
East-West University · out-of-state tuition rose
$9,135 → $25,395
+1442%
East-West University · median debt rose
$1,750 → $26,986
-100%
East-West University · cohort default rate fell
21.8% → 0.0%
-20%
East-West University · pell share fell
77.5% → 61.7%
+21%
East-West University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$24,800 → $29,963
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
1 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at East-West University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$94,033
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 26
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $27,556
- HS-only baseline · IL
- $38,300
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Illinois
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“East-West University graduates earn $X” — not “East-West University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending East-West University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.